The Republican journal., 1887-09-08
Schools and School Supervision.

| To llIE EDITOR HF THE JOURNAL: "Thc
| Teachers Fricnh.' in Il recent issue of the
Journal. opened for discussion a question that
| is too much neglected. hv those who should
have an interest in the matter. Two Thousand
| Years ago a Greek philosopher used to say If
| could climb to the highest place in Athens
| would cry, what mean ye. fellow citizens. that
| " turn every stone to Strapc together wealth
aud take 50 little care of your children to whom
one day We must rcnqui>h it all:''' !n>cr;iol,
and discovery have carried his words thousands
| Of miles hcNoN,t what seemed to him To- hc ti,a
| utmost boundaries of the world. and from y
| point more elevated than 'l;c hi-hr>, piar, III
Athens" III" philosopher has shouted his Wnin-
Ing 10 ,irccr:iili@ generations. Have in,,il ,r'f
| lied j.! his advice: What shall w" think
when i,"opt" pay their taxes. hut Il" n"i 20
| n"ar the >choul- 10 See what th!i p:,rt .,f HE
;nN AZ 'onilIi>i"S: Ii thHy >hn;lII ti.y wnul,
| ihcr" find a -r;c;tl nam} poor teachers. 'Hccil-
cr> Wlo ,rr there, Is they Themselves express
| Ii, for y Iih n"n"N they can got cut Of il.
and Is r-u,l the ~ciln" l. in Il Worse c"nii-
| ton al HE end of tic term than at the hc+il-
|
| iun and vet fail from l@cl, of conl'nnA sense
and Judgment required to property .nNrru i;
| school. Why thrl,. Should not such ee. II.
| obliged t" leave the position To more worthy
hands: Certainly Il" supervisor can He "N-
| lrrte'i t" stand by such teachers, and the soon
rr ii"y are tol'i i;tt they haze NOT the ahiIil
| TO teach, the better it will lie !ur them. and ful
| those who have entered the school roon and
| have shown that they are qualified for tn,
| place, should have the support Of thr >ul,cr,i-
| sor though there maS be one or two, or ,lc:
more, in the district who are finding fault fol
| teacher cannot please every one, and lle VIII,
tries to will make brilliant failure. Too litilc
care is taken in the hiring of teachers. Stat,
| Supt. Luce says: To got the cheapest work
to make places foi family connections OF rrr-
soial friends, TO keep the money in the dis
| trict or town, are grounds upon which ;it
selection of teachers is based, while the well
| being Of TIE school is made a matter of seeon-
| diary Importance, ur given too little Wci.il.
And rs il result, he says, ''tle public money
! is fritcrcl away the schools are kept .low to
te tita't level Ol blckWartlltrSS. aliu tie till:-
,lren, whose right alone should he cun>i,lrrrd
are cfraulcd and wronyed."
This i'll Il great measure is due To tho present
school district system, The Legislature >liotid
take hold of the matter: The district system
should be abolished. ani the town system
| established. Again Mr.. lure Say*; "Ncrc hut
| man ingenuity rac>cd to its utmost in an effort
| to invent a system of management having iol
! its aim the offering of premium for maxim.
| the schools the poorest ana most inefficient
| possible, far as should depend upon the
| selection Of teachers. The conS,immatc flower
of such effort would he the school district svs-
tenn"
We ncnd higher grade of teachers, better
| supervision, town system and free text
| books.
More attention should he given to the train
ing of The young. and moulding their minds,
which pure white. receive any Impressions
| brought to bear upon them
| 'Tis education forms the common mind;
| Just As the twiy is bent the trees inclined.
|